On Dec. 5, Coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted five strikes using bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, rotary, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.



Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed a fighting position.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike damaged an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Manbij, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Mosul, three strikes [2 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed nine ISIL-held buildings, four mortar systems, two VBIEDs, a vehicle, a heavy machine gun, two repeater tower power stations, and a land bridge; damaged a bridge, a front-end loader, 47 roads; and suppressed a tactical unit.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Rawah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an air defense artillery system.

Monday 5 December – A Reaper supported Iraqi troops fighting in eastern Mosul, destroying a heavy machine-gun and keeping watch over civilian refugees in the area…With Iraqi forces continuing to clear Daesh positions in eastern Mosul, a Royal Air Force Reaper flew overwatch for the operation on Monday 5 December. It performed an important role in tracking the movements of civilian refugees through the area, allowing coalition attacks to be halted or delayed as necessary. The Reaper also identified a group of Daesh fighters who were subsequently struck by Coalition fast jets. The Reaper’s crew then spotted a heavy machine-gun firing on Iraqi troops, and destroyed it with a Hellfire missile.

On Dec. 4, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed two oil manifold valves.

* Near Al Shadaddi, one strike destroyed an ISIL command and control node.

* Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes [1 British with others] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a weapons production facility, a vehicle, and a bulldozer.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two fighting positions, a vehicle, and an oil wellhead.

* Near Manbij, two strikes destroyed an ISIL bulldozer and a VBIED.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Bashir, one strike destroyed an ISIL-held building and an anti-air artillery system.

* Near Bayji, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a bunker.

* Near Mosul, five strikes [1 British] engaged four ISIL tactical units; destroyed seven mortar systems, four ISIL-held buildings, two vehicles, a VBIED factory, and a front-end loader; and damaged 31 supply routes.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle and a weapons system.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a building.

Sunday 4 December – Tornados bombed a Daesh weapons factory and a headquarters in Syria, whilst a Reaper provided close air support around Mosul…Another Reaper continued to provide close air support to the Iraqi forces as they engaged in intensive street fighting around Mosul on Sunday 4 December; the Reaper’s crew twice exploited the accuracy and small warhead of their Hellfire missiles to strike Daesh terrorists engaged in close combat with Iraqi troops, and also gave surveillance support to four successful attacks by coalition aircraft on heavily defended buildings, including one where a group of suicide bombers had mustered. Meanwhile, two flights of Tornados prosecuted Daesh targets in Syria: one pair joined other coalition aircraft in an attack on a large weapons factory which intelligence had established was being operated by Daesh some 15 miles west of Raqqah. The Tornados dropped three Enhanced Paveway II bombs which scored direct hits on their targets. In eastern Syria, the second Tornado flight used a pair of Paveway IV bombs to destroy a terrorist headquarters, plus an associated vehicle, located some 25 miles north-east of At Tibni.

On Dec. 3, Coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, bomber and fighter aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, rotary and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, three strikes destroyed three oil wellheads.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL command and control node.

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL-held building and an ISIL command and control node.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed an oil tanker truck, an oil wellhead, and an oil rig.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, three strikes disabled a bridge and destroyed five ISIL-held buildings.

* Near Mosul, three strikes [1 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed a mortar, a weapons cache, four ISIL-held buildings, a command and control node, an explosives factory, and a heavy machine gun; damaged a land bridge, an ISIL-held building, and 16 supply routes; and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Rawah, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED factory.